Jumping into 2026 now and switching to baseball for a moment, the Astros turn things up a notch as they make a splash in their offseason by acquiring Japanese RHP Imai Tatsuya on a 3-year contract running through 2028 with opt-outs effective after the 2026-27 season. Continuously evaluating and adding depth to the starting rotation, Astros beat writer Brian McTaggart joins Dan and Chris to share some insight into the front office's decision to bring in Imai and where he fits into the organization's future moving forward.  

Taking the Middleweight division by storm, having won 8 consecutive fights dating back to February of 2021, Anthony Hernandez joins the Morning Drive ahead of his UFC Fight Night set here in Houston at the Toyota Center. Squaring off against former middleweight champion Sean Strickland on the 21st of February, Anthony takes a moment to walk through his journey from past fights, leading to next month's main event, followed by what he looks to gain coming out of next month's duel.        

Concluding Week 18 in the NFL, the Texans enter the postseason on a hot streak, having won 9 consecutive games since Week 9 following yesterday's walk-off field goal against the Indianapolis Colts. Having made the playoffs for the third consecutive year, the Texans stand at 12-5 for the first time in the organization's history, entering the playoffs placed in the Wild Card against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Revisiting yesterday's win and looking ahead to the postseason, Aaron joins Dan to evaluate some positives seen from the team's recent state of play, along with a few things to be mindful of as we transition into the postseason.       

Following the end of the season, Bowl Games are still underway daily with teams across all the conferences hoping to cap off their season finale with a victory. Taking a look at UT and the Longhorns following their adequate season ending at 9-3, the Longhorns have a chance to make a 10-win season regarding their afternoon kickoff today between them and the Michigan Wolverines in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Tossing around some final predictions ahead of kickoff, Texas Sports Unfiltered and host of Locked on Longhorns, Brad Kellner, joins the guys briefly ahead of today's kickoff with a few pointers fans should begin to take into account moving into next season regarding both teams. 

Kicking back into the CFPs, the quarterfinals begin tonight with the Miami Hurricanes taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes for the 2025 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Hoping to advance to the Chick-fil-A Bowl for the semifinals and looking at tomorrow's slate of kickoffs, Dan and Cole are joined by host of The Daily Wire and Crane & Company, Jake Crain, hashing out a few predictions mixed with which teams they believe can make it all the way to Miami for a chance at competing for the 2025-26 National Title.